Presidential Election Campaign Fund Tax Check-Off Chart

(Updated February 12, 2019 to include totals through January 31, 2019)

This chart tracks the status of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund (PECF) from its inception to the present. It includes monthly deposits into the Fund reported by the Treasury Department, payments from the Fund certified by the FEC, and participation rates of taxpayers as reported by the IRS.

Year

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Total
Check-Off YTD

Total Repayments
YTD (+)

Total Disbursements YTD (-)

Fund Balance YTD

IRS Checkoff %

2019

$450,015

$450,015

$27,90110

$372,839,076

2018

158,853

$4,890,075

$5,011,146

$9,540,930

$2,231,034

$1,369,137

$367,638

$372,507

$325,260

$1,174,608

$412,554

$54,114

25,910,856

1,703,54010

372,416,96211

3.9%

2017

263,847

3,897,114

6,533,663

9,891,156

2,109,324

1,410,366

354,952

366,173

306,945

1,113,666

364,890

66,906

26,679,002

1,971,1148

346,504,0029

4.1%

2016

300,099

4,136,574

6,355,476

9,866,247

3,305,806

889,611

1,119,628

306,495

398,203

1,168,770

391,830

117,402

28,356,141

$2,279,7967

3,474,8626

319,917,123

4.4%

2015

218,049

5,426,007

5,746,080

9,073,155

4,875,822

1,283,985

1,005,600

245,706

332,733

1,058,631

767,832

111,885

30,145,485

2,194,4065

954,1734

292,756,049

5.4%

2014

13,641

3,079,728

5,886,186

9,300,969

6,273,549

1,617,633

846,636

243,024

410,739

1,018,110

710,478

124,629

29,525,322

-

37,797,600

263,220,086

5.7%

2013

105,063

4,567,857

7,056,393

12,016,140

6,867,777

1,488,381

611,619

377,391

352,809

1,096,020

668,397

269,202

35,477,049

1,045,328

121,756

271,627,648

6.0%

2012

257,511

7,930,476

6,843,117

15,435,132

4,264,482

1,488,612

682,146

317,910

327,912

1,247,112

649,257

82,272

39,525,939

2,136,507

2,351,353

231,724,957

6.4%

2011

21,561

6,094,779

10,437,135

11,375,163

7,420,950

1,115,509

402,516

427,845

347,877

956,937

886,770

87,036

39,574,078

79,789

35,379,600

234,397,559

6.4%

2010

466,641

6,513,585

9,485,983

11,469,516

6,188,373

2,747,565

706,596

528,910.29

348,885

886,284

914,310.39

122,481

40,379,130

225

-

194,823,481

6.6%

2009

599,877

8,145,784

11,445,405

12,300,016

5,942,158

3,065,890

646,744

405,966

474,174

906,645

1,245,638

142,221

45,320,518

3,781,624

202,017

154,444,351

7.3%

2008

846,999

8,640,012

9,496,635

15,243,291

6,436,485

5,033,242

676,869

486,276

489,324

1,011,673

1,075,581

111,102

49,547,489

-

106,559,805

109,325,851

7.4%

2007

962,479

8,740,717

11,633,940

12,750,897

8,297,539

3,711,580

562,691

636,213

404,056

1,150,998

850,077

105,026

49,806,213

250,304

32,712,000

166,338,166

8.3%

2006

945,837

9,194,047

9,595,764

12,169,194

10,340,088

4,239,057

967,148

703,258

446,325

1,064,010

854,278

160,782

50,679,786

334,110

51,013,898

148,993,649

10.9%

2005

464,790

10,809,718

10,304,832

(10,803,807)2

33,836,470

4,950,478

594,059

893,324

799,147

476,586

867,899

117,924

53,311,420

150,161

293,151

97,979,753

9.1%

2004

1,068,404

8,133,502

11,185,186

19,437,213

7,830,862

4,300,154

738,541

912,454

683,657

410,209

890,302

135,795

55,726,279

-

178,044,735

44,961,484 3

9.2%

2003

637,817

9,501,495

14,507,389

13,869,648

11,324,602

5,719,837

710,639

722,967

647,404

750,951

915,340

108,400

59,416,489

-

29,184,000

167,279,235

10.1%

2002

649,921

9,191,141

15,906,289

14,173,160

10,418,188

7,577,444

889,186

1,064,410

658,454

505,242

859,159

105,568

61,998,162

88,728

-

137,046,746

11.3%

2001

659,769

7,755,317

14,173,273

12,047,202

9,804,590

9,901,642

1,527,213

809,255

1,122,208

489,497

796,265

204,020

59,290,251

64,779

609,594

74,959,811

11.0%

2000

832,310

8,357,437

11,965,656

15,460,118

10,477,020

8,049,595

2,301,129

771,149

1,059,687

464,013

772,627

174,274

60,685,015

29,328

210,015,000

16,214,320

11.5%

1999

682,118

7,160,713

15,056,055

13,046,301

11,638,596

8,426,579

1,677,614

1,340,194

613,697

557,739

767,870

122,249

61,089,725

148,162

28,916,921

165,514,977

11.8%

1998

900,431

11,225,906

12,547,379

12,737,129

10,088,026

10,783,635

1,597,793

910,566

1,095,238

52,528

742,728

91,722

63,273,081

13,768

-

133,194,011

12.5%

1997

347,156

5,472,131

15,527,503

8,339,168

20,187,271

9,083,785

3,639,190

1,345,731

983,225

366,390

934,075

122,007

66,347,632

1,226,475

1,324,831

69,907,162

12.5%

1996

550,538

7,112,244

16,183,625

12,575,755

12,209,799

0,371,308

3,630,064

1,202,288

1,058,048

988,141

899,590

122,397

66,903,797

286,448

210,395,091

3,657,886

12.6%

1995

167,947

3,539,292

18,346,748

16,265,909

1,725,788

8,139,411

6,083,985

970,554

1,246,608

427,348

748,524

198,013

67,860,127

1,879,413

24,541,355

146,862,732

12.9%

19941

840,258

9,603,292

13,670,027

16,726,728

11,537,067

9,281,193

5,567,974

903,022

1,155,429

1,181,278

722,307

128,420

71,316,995

136,601

568,435

101,664,547

13.0%

1993

496,442

4,169,736

5,626,467

5,020,155

5,582,833

3,555,265

1,936,487

337,847

458,471

172,882

227,725

52,672

27,636,982

129,707

1,048,364

30,779,386

14.5%

1992

185,784

5,350,532

6,543,872

5,731,339

5,808,728

3,635,585

1,119,885

254,933

502,316

201,739

194,241

63,781

29,592,735

566,079

153,191,153

4,061,061

18.9%

1991

55,917

3,859,981

8,967,739

6,419,427

5,854,209

4,845,602

958,772

506,805

364,392

144,866

294,056

50,570

32,322,336

595,419

21,200,000

127,144,469

17.7%

1990

191,076

3,851,840

9,103,550

6,395,132

5,519,508

4,707,103

1,228,985

434,132

545,024

162,037

258,973

65,619

32,462,979

39,148

2,426

115,426,713

19.5%

1989

51,752

3,350,332

7,231,448

6,300,921

7,536,090

3,903,518

1,402,031

1,347,288

669,189

172,340

250,685

70,052

32,285,646

22,024

1,843,017

82,927,013

19.8%

1988

189,239

3,577,465

7,217,318

6,998,769

7,295,836

3,216,574

2,219,724

1,096,980

686,710

155,329

279,726

80,317

33,013,987

103,500

158,560,805

52,462,359

20.1%

1987

180,021

2,193,576

9,554,967

7,148,608

6,615,806

4,071,899

2,033,012

830,094

100,870

50,265

267,288

105,541

33,651,947

357,307

17,784,000

177,905,677

21.0%

1986

93,644

2,433,902

7,928,518

9,944,248

6,718,371

4,092,492

2,453,593

947,562

690,992

100,254

260,196

90,065

35,753,837

61,641

5,596

161,680,423

21.7%

1985

22,489

758,295

7,535,879

8,590,753

8,235,644

2,986,813

3,455,350

1,910,141

587,237

310,643

229,308

90,209

34,712,761

61,840

1,617,842

125,870,541

23.0%

1984

169,832

3,769,428

8,732,837

5,482,270

8,465,697

2,757,257

3,171,247

1,113,469

669,569

208,484

205,530

291,141

35,036,761

505,807

120,149,768

2,713,782

23.0%

1983

319,570

4,077,295

8,847,655

7,527,099

5,778,132

2,987,695

3,000,431

2,071,316

583,082

172,454

182,126

84,213

35,631,068

21,899

11,786,486

177,320,982

23.7%

1982

457,372

3,790,858

11,013,954

6,338,933

7,427,745

4,145,029

4,193,252

1,049,706

272,412

143,312

129,927

61,382

39,023,882

58,400

1,070

153,454,501

24.2%

1981

684,510

4,141,426

11,254,856

7,424,035

7,665,407

4,592,000

3,773,686

871,842

300,194

140,723

134,997

65,376

41,049,052

202,288

630,256

114,373,289

27.0%

1980

326,184

7,247,271

8,625,855

7,186,840

6,563,699

3,933,738

4,061,737

409,085

235,375

109,983

104,440

34,210

38,838,417

1,094,098

101,427,116

73,752,205

28.7%

1979

482,973

4,583,893

9,637,824

6,713,117

6,581,790

4,233,077

3,035,907

264,192

166,705

123,841

83,457

34,571

35,941,347

23,474

1,050,000

135,246,807

27.4%

1978

689,488

5,986,292

9,006,764

9,765,133

5,941,997

4,851,826

2,224,813

409,288

136,750

127,755

69,867

36,716

39,246,689

163,725

6,000

100,331,986

25.4%

1977

746,685

7,811,426

10,472,777

7,054,795

6,029,693

3,618,171

350,497

225,626

40,564

33,632

36,606,008

1,037,029

521,124

60,927,571

28.6%

1976

876,771

7,487,457

8,828,310

7,090,211

6,073,861

2,725,832

323,616

128,536

88,078

47,965

36,413

24,895

33,731,945

-0-

69,467,521

23,805,659

27.5%

[1] The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, (P.L. 10366—signed into law August 1993) increased the check-off from $1 to $3 (from $2 to $6 for married couples filing jointly) beginning with the filing of 1993 tax returns in calendar year 1994.

[2] Brackets indicate that the amount was removed from the fund.

[3] Amount in the account as reported by the U.S. treasury, 12/31/04.

[4] Amount represents a reduction of 7.3% (through November 30, 2015) and $6.8% (beginning December 1, 2015) of the total IRS collections for Fiscal Year 2014 ($341,173) per sequestration order on April 10, 2013 pursuant to Section 251A of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (BBEDCA), as amended. The amount also includes a July 2015 transfer of $613,000 from the Nominating Convention fund to the National Institute
of Health (NIH) in connection with the Gabriella Miller Kids Research Act H.H. 2019, approved on
April 4, 2014.

[5] Amount reflects an addition to the PECF based on sequestered funds from the prior year that were made available in December 2015.

[6] Amount represents, in part, a reduction of 6.8% (beginning December 1, 2015) of the total IRS collections for Fiscal Year 2014 ($1,894,761) and a reduction of 6.9% of the total IRS collections for FY 2017 ($35,138) per sequestration order on April 10, 2013 pursuant to Section 251A of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (BBEDCA), as amended. The amount also includes four payments totaling $1,088,928.29 to the O'Malley for President committee and four payments of $456,035 to the Jill Stein for President committee.

[7] Amount reflects a temporary reduction/cancellation returned by Appropriation in the amount of $1,945,921.12 in October of 2016 and arepayment of 2012 Primary Matching Funds from Gary Johnson 2012, Inc. dated November 15, 2016 in the amount of $333,874.75.

[8] Amount represents a reduction of 6.6% of the total IRS collections for FY 2017 ($1,836,214) per sequestration order on April 10, 2013 pursuant to Section 251A of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (BBEDCA), as amended. The amount also includes a payment of $134,900 to the Jill Stein for President committee.

[9] Balance has been adjusted by $1,878,991to include the total amount sequestered from the PECF fund during FY 2017 but added back to the fund in early FY 2018.

[10] Amount represents a reduction of 6.2% of the total IRS collections for FY 2018 per sequestration order on April 10, 2013 pursuant to Section 251A of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (BBEDCA), as amended.

[11] Balance has been adjusted by $1,705,644 to include the amount that was temporarily reduced from the PECF fund during FY 2018 but added back on October 1, 2018.